vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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“They’re primarily insectivorous here in the United States, and so they’re just going out to eat, and they’re performing this vital function for us,” Curtis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But while it may have a new term, social-emotional learning has always been a vital function of education.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
"This finding was never anticipated. Chemokine-driven locomotion is a vital function of the immune system, but a totally different function as compared to the J chain!"
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
But many lawmakers and scholars argue that earmarks fulfill a vital function of Congress, and help to grease the wheels of the legislative process by giving individuals members tangible reasons to negotiate spending deals.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
Possibly the blow to his head had, in expelling the seven devils, wounded beyond cure the vital function that had fostered them.
From At a Winter's Fire by Bernard Edward Joseph Capes
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